Prospector&#39;s pick or similar tool.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FELIX S. GOLDSMITH, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

PROSPECTORS PICK OR SIMILAR TOOL.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,309, dated January 14, 19.02.

Application filed March 16,1901. Serial No. 51,551. (NomodeL) T (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIX S. GOLDSMITH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Prospectors Picks or Similar Tools; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in prospectors picks and similar tools, my object being to provide a device of this class which may be so adjusted as to occupy a convenient position for carrying about when not in use and which shall at the same time be of simple and economical construction, reliable, durable, and efficient in use; and to these ends the invention consists of the features, arrangements, and combinations hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved tool shown in a form of a pick, the position of the head when not in use being shown by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sections taken through the device on the lines a; x and y y, respectively. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal section similar to Fig. 2, showing a'modified form of construction.

' The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the head of my improved tool, which is pivotally connected, as shown at 6, with one extremity of a rod 7, which passes through a longitudinal opening formed in a handle 8. This rod passes entirely through the handle, and upon its forward portion adjacent the head is journaled a brace 9, having twoinclined arms 9, Whose outer or free extremities engage recesses formed in the head 5 on opposite sides of the pivot 6. These arms 9 lie in a plane passed through the pivot at right angles to its axis and lock the head against turning when the device is in use. In the rear of the brace 9 the rod 7 is formed polygonal, preferably square in cross-section, as shown at '7 (see Fig. 3,) and fits a counterpart socket formed in the adjacent extremity of the handle. The extremity of the rod remote from the head is threaded and protrudes through the handle, a thumb-nut 15 being applied to lock the parts together when assembled. Suitable ferrules 10 and 12 are applied to the opposite extremities of the handle, and a washer 13 is located between the thumb-nut and p the handle extremity.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the pivot 6 is passed through registering openings formed in the head and an ear or projection 7?, formed on the rod and suitably shaped to allow'the head to turn thereon when not locked by the brace, the extremities of the pivot being riveted. In Fig. 5 substantially the same construction is shown; but a bolt 16, secured by anut, is employedinstead of the riveted pivot to permit the ready removal of the head and the substitution of a new one whenever the old head has become worn. This form of the tool will be found convenient in localities where sharpening facilities are not accessible.

When the parts are assembled and in the position shown in Fig. 1, the device is ready for use, the various elements being securely locked together by the thumb-nut. WVhen not in use, it is only necessary to loosen the thumb-nut 15 sufficiently to allow the extremities of the brace to be detached from the head and turned to a position at right angles to its normal position, or that shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, when the head may be turned on its pivot to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, whereby the head may be thrown to a position nearly parallel with the handle, thus giving it a form permitting it to be readily carried in the pocket or in a hand-satchel. It is evident that it may be quickly readjusted to its normal position by reversing the operation just described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim :is

1. In a tool of the class described, the combination of a handle having a longitudinal opening, a rod passing through said opening,

a tool-head hinged to one extremity of the rod, a fastening device applied to the opposite extremity of the rod, and a brace swiv-' 2. The combination of a handle having a longitudinal opening, a rod passing therethrough, a head pivoted to one extremity of the rod, a device movably mounted adjacent the head and adapted when in the plane of the head to lock the latter against turning on its pivot, said device being allowed to turn out of the plane of the head to permitthe latter to fall to a position parallel or approximately parallel with the handle, and means connected with the extremity of the rod remote from the head for locking the assembled parts together.

3. The combination of a hollow handle, a rod passing therethrough and protruding at both extremities, a tool-head pivotally connected with one extremity of the rod, a brace swiveled on the rod and provided With arms arranged to engage the head on opposite sides of the pivot, and a nut applied to the extremity of the rod remote from the head for locking the parts together. j

4. The combination of a hollow handle, a rod passing therethrough, a tool-head hinged to one extremity of the rod beyond the handle, a brace mounted on the rod between the head and the adjacent handle extremity, and

adapted to engage the tool-head and lock it against turning on its hinge pin or pivot, the rod in the rear of the brace being formed polygonal in cross-section, and the adjacent handle extremity having a counterpart socket into which the said part of the rod fits, to lock the rod against turning in the handle, and a nut applied to the rod extremity remote from the head for holding the assembled parts in position.

5. The combination of a hollow handle, a rod passing therethrough and protruding at both ends, one extremity being threaded, a tool-head hinged or pivoted to one end of the rod, a brace swiveled on the rod adjacent the head and provided with two arms whose extremities engage recesses formed in the head on opposite sides of the pivot and in a plane at right angles to the axis of the pivot, the rod being formed polygonal'in cross-section adjacent the brace, and the adjacent handle extremity having a counterpart socket in which the said polygonal part of the rod fits, and a nut applied to the threaded extremity of the rod remote from the head for holding the assembled parts in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FELIX S. GOLDSMITH.

Witnesses:

-DORA O. SHICK, MARY (J. LAMB. 

